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The tundra biome

From The Dr. Binocs Show · 2019

The tundra biome
6 min4th5th6thScience
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Summary

Dr. Binocs explores the cold, treeless tundra and the plants and animals adapted to live there. Good for a biomes or climates lesson.

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Discussion questions

Discussion

Dr.

  1. What is the weather like in the tundra?
  2. Name one animal that lives in the tundra.
  3. How do living things survive such a cold place?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: tundra, biome, permafrost, cold.

Try it: Describe the tundra's climate and one animal adapted to it.